Receiving apparatus, transmitting apparatus, and data processing method

Abstract

The receiving apparatus receives a digital broadcast signal, and performs a process with respect to an emergency information application for presenting detailed information of emergency information on the basis of control information that is included in the digital broadcast signal and that includes information about the detailed information of the emergency information which needs to be announced urgently. The present technology is applicable to a television receiver, for example.

The invention claimed is: 
     
       1. A receiving apparatus comprising:
 a receiver that receives a digital broadcast signal; 
 a demodulator that performs a demodulating process on the signal supplied from the receiver; and 
 circuitry that (i) determines whether signaling data stored in a payload of at least one IP packet of the digital broadcast signal is updated, and (ii) when the signaling data is updated, performs a process with respect to an emergency information application for presenting detailed information of emergency information on the basis of control information that is included in the signaling data and that includes information about the detailed information of the emergency information which needs to be announced urgently, 
 wherein the control information includes information indicating a degree of priority of an emergency information as a numerical value, the degree of priority is lowest for the numerical value 0. 
 
     
     
       2. The receiving apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein the control information includes at least one of items of information which include urgency, severity, target region, category, and priority of the emergency information; and
 the circuitry determines whether the emergency information application is to be activated or not on the basis of the control information. 
 
     
     
       3. The receiving apparatus according to  claim 2 , wherein the circuitry:
 displays selection information indicating whether the detailed information of the emergency information is to be presented or not on the basis of the control information; and 
 activates the emergency information application if the detailed information of the emergency information is selected by a user so as to be presented. 
 
     
     
       4. The receiving apparatus according to  claim 2 , wherein the circuitry activates the emergency information application on the basis of set information set in advance by a user. 
     
     
       5. The receiving apparatus according to  claim 2 , wherein the control information further includes a command for controlling a life cycle of the emergency information application; and
 the circuitry controls operation of the emergency information application on the basis of the control information. 
 
     
     
       6. The receiving apparatus according to  claim 5 , wherein the circuitry:
 performs a control process for activating the emergency information application and temporarily suspending or terminating a broadcast application that is ordinarily executed when the broadcast application is activated if the command included in the control information indicates activation of the emergency information application and the emergency information application is activated; and 
 performs a control process for terminating the emergency information application when the emergency information application is activated if the command included in the control information indicates termination of the emergency information application. 
 
     
     
       7. The receiving apparatus according to  claim 6 , wherein the circuitry performs a control process for resuming operation of the broadcast application that is being temporarily suspended when the broadcast application is being temporarily suspended if the command included in the control information indicates termination of the emergency information application. 
     
     
       8. The receiving apparatus according to  claim 2 , wherein the circuitry performs a process with respect to the emergency information application at a predetermined timing on the basis of an event message included in the digital broadcast signal. 
     
     
       9. The receiving apparatus according to  claim 8 , wherein the event message is placed in an event stream element of an MPD (Media Presentation Description) prescribed by MPEG-DASH (Dynamic Adaptive Streaming over HTTP) or an event message box of a DASH segment. 
     
     
       10. The receiving apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein the signaling data is determined to be updated based on an analysis of at least one of a type and version of the signaling data. 
     
     
       11. A data processing method for a receiving apparatus, comprising the steps of:
 the receiving apparatus receiving a digital broadcast signal; 
 the receiving apparatus performing a demodulating process on the signal supplied from the receiver; and 
 the receiving apparatus (i) determining whether signaling data stored in a payload of at least one IP packet of the digital broadcast signal is updated, and (ii) when the signaling data is updated, performing a process with respect to an emergency information application for presenting detailed information of emergency information on the basis of control information that is included in the signaling data and that includes information about the detailed information of the emergency information which needs to be announced urgently, 
 wherein the control information includes information indicating a degree of priority of an emergency information as a numerical value, the degree of priority is lowest for the numerical value 0. 
 
     
     
       12. A transmitting apparatus comprising:
 a generator that generates control information including information about detailed information of emergency information which needs to be announced urgently, the control information being used in a process with respect to an emergency information application for presenting the detailed information of the emergency information; and 
 a transmitter that transmits the generated control information as included in a digital broadcast signal, 
 wherein the control information is included in signaling data stored in a payload of at least one IP packet of the digital broadcast signal, 
 wherein an update to the signaling data causes the process to be performed in a receiving apparatus that receives the digital broadcast signal, and 
 wherein the control information includes information indicating a degree of priority of an emergency information as a numerical value, the degree of priority is lowest for the numerical value 0. 
 
     
     
       13. The transmitting apparatus according to  claim 12 , wherein the control information includes at least one of items of information which include urgency, severity, target region, category, and priority of the emergency information. 
     
     
       14. The transmitting apparatus according to  claim 13 , wherein the control information further includes a command for controlling a life cycle of the emergency information application. 
     
     
       15. The transmitting apparatus according to  claim 13 , wherein the generator generates an event message for performing a process with respect to the emergency information application at a predetermined timing; and
 the transmitter transmits the generated event message as included in the digital broadcast signal. 
 
     
     
       16. The transmitting apparatus according to  claim 15 , wherein the event message is placed in an event stream element of an MPD prescribed by MPEG-DASH or an event message box of a DASH segment. 
     
     
       17. A data processing method for a transmitting apparatus, comprising the steps of:
 the transmitting apparatus generating control information including information about detailed information of emergency information which needs to be announced urgently, the control information being used in a process with respect to an emergency information application for presenting the detailed information of the emergency information; and 
 the transmitting apparatus transmitting the generated control information as included in a digital broadcast signal, 
 wherein the control information is included in signaling data stored in a payload of at least one IP packet of the digital broadcast signal, 
 wherein an update to the signaling data causes the process to be performed in a receiving apparatus that receives the digital broadcast signal, and 
 wherein the control information includes information indicating a degree of priority of an emergency information as a numerical value, the degree of priority is lowest for the numerical value 0.